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What does Servitude mean? In practice, a servitude is a property right that lets the owner of one piece of land (the dominant tenement) use or benefit from neighbouring land (the servient tenement), such as a right of way or rights for drainage, pipes or other services. In Scots law, servitude is the recognised real right, developed in case law and addressed by the Title Conditions (Scotland) Act 2003. It is usually created by express grant or reservation in a registered deed, or acquired by prescription after 20 years’ open, peaceable and uninterrupted use under the Prescription and Limitation (Scotland) Act 1973. A servitude must...

Modern Slavery Act 2015, s 54: duty to prepare and publish slavery and human trafficking statements - scope, drafting, approval, publication, enforcement and forthcoming reforms

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This Practice Note considers the duty under section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 requiring certain large commercial organisations to publish a modern slavery and human trafficking statement. It outlines the meaning of modern slavery, the scope of the section 54 obligation, recommended content for the statement, which organisations are caught, how the statement should be drafted, approved and made public, and the ramifications of failing to comply. It also points to the modern slavery statement registry and highlights anticipated legislative developments.

Modern slavery remains widespread globally. In 2021, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) estimated 28 million people were in forced labour worldwide. The UK government assessed that more than 10,000 potential victims of slavery were in the UK in 2020. The government addressed this continuing issue by passing the Modern Slavery Act 2015 (MSA 2015). MSA 2015 is intended to combat forced labour and human trafficking in the UK on multiple fronts. Among these is a requirement for businesses to be open about their practices and policies aimed at preventing slavery and human trafficking, both within their own organisations as well as in their...

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